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(No Model.)

W. G. HOMAN.

WIGK ADJUSTING DEVICE.

No. 484,929. Patented Aug. 26, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM C. I-IOMAN, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO EDIVARD IMILLER & COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WlCK-ADJUSTING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,929, dated August26, 1890.

Application filed March 6, 1890- Serial No. 342,919, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: My device, as shown, is a band E, of resili-Be it known that I, VILLIAM C. HOMAN, a cut wire or other material, bentinto the form citizen of the United States, residing at Meriof a circle,with overlapping ends and proden, New Haven county, Connecticut, havevided at its extremities with radially-project- 5 invented a new anduseful Improvement in ing portions 6 e. The circle is of such a nor-VVick-Adjusting Devices, of which the followmal circumference as to hugthe wick with ing is a specification. sufficient force to secure itsadhesion to the My invention relates to that class of wicksleeve whenthe latter is vertically adjusted. adjusting devices used in Argandlamps in To wick the lamp, slip the wick D over the 10 which a tubularwick encircles a verticallysleeve C, as usual, open the clamp or band E,movable sleeve, and is intended to provide and abut the projectingportions 6 6' against a cheap and effective means of securing the eachother, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawwick to the sleeve. ings, pass theclamp E over the wick to its In the accompanying drawings, Figure l isproper place, and release the ends 6 e" from 15 an elevation of anArgand lamp partly broken contact, when the clamp will, because of itsaway to show the interior mechanism. Figs. resilience, contract to theform shown in Fig.

2 and 3 show the wick-clamp detached from 2 and clasp the wick D to thesleeve C, as

the lamp. required. To remove the clamp from the wick, The same lettersrefer to like parts in the press the ends e 6 together with the finger20 several views. and thumb, thereby increasing the circum- A designatesa lamp fount or body; B, an ference of the clamp E and allowing it to beinner wick-tube; C,a wick-adjusting sleeve; easily slipped from thewick. I do not of C',adraw-bar; D,awick;E,awick-clamp, and courseconsider myself limited to the parc c radially-projecting ends of theclamp E. ticular form of construction or material shown 2 5 The exampleof myinvention shown in the or described.

drawings is constructed and operated as fol- WhatI claim as myinvention,and desire to lows: The lamp-fount A, inner wick-tube B, secure byLetters Patent of the United States, and wick-adjusting sleeve C may beof usual is as follows: or any convenient form. The wick D is 1. Awick-clamp of resilient material sub- 0 slipped over sleeve C and so asto have fricstantially in the form of a circle, with ends tional contacttherewith. This frictional con-. normally overlapping and adapted toabut tact is seldom sufficient when the lamp is in against each otherwhen the clamp is opened, service and the wick saturated with oil tosesubstantially as described. cure the adhesion of the Wick to theVerti- 2. A wick-clainp of resilient material sub- 35 cally-movingsleeve. It has therefore been stantially in the form of a circle, withradicustomary to provide the sleeve withoutally-projectingendsnormallyoverlappingand wardly-projecting teeth orthe like adapted adapted to abut against each other when the to engagewith the wick. These are objecclamp is opened, substantially asdescribed. t-ionable, as apt to tear the wick and as inter- 3. Awick-clamp formedof one piece of re- 0 fering with the removal of theold wick when silientwire substantially in the form of a'cira freshoneis necessary. Instead of orin adcle, with ends normally overlappingand dition to these teeth, bands or clamps of vaadapted to abut againsteach other when the rious forms have been provided. These have clamp isopened, substantially as described. been secured to the Wick-sleeve orprovided 45 with a lock for attaching their ends together. IVM. C.HOMAN.

These are objectionable, as requiring more WVitnesses: skill to detachand reattach than is possessed GEO. L. COOPER, by many inexpertconsumers. LEWIS E. FROST.

